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The shadowy puzzle-box pleasures of Chinese spy thriller Hidden BladeThe shadowy puzzle-box pleasures of Chinese spy thriller Hidden Blade
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Satisfyingly cerebral, Hidden Blade features a masterful Tony Leung and a breakout performance from Wang Yibo.

By Aja Romano
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
This is the most populist Oscars in a long timeThis is the most populist Oscars in a long time
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

So why doesn’t it feel like it?

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Marvel is in a rutMarvel is in a rut
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With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it feels like another whiff for a once-unstoppable studio.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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#MeToo: Sexual harassment and assault allegations continue to surface across industries#MeToo: Sexual harassment and assault allegations continue to surface across industries
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Following sexual harassment, assault, and misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, Mario Batali, and more, the #MeToo movement continues to evolve.

By Vox Staff
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What really happens if a bear does cocaine, explained by an ursinologistWhat really happens if a bear does cocaine, explained by an ursinologist
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Does a bear do mushrooms in the woods? Maybe.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Quantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big badQuantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big bad
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Quantumania’s two credits scenes, explained.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The best movie you didn’t see last year is finally outThe best movie you didn’t see last year is finally out
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Return to Seoul is an exquisite meditation on finding yourself between worlds.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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What Magic Mike’s Last Dance gets right (and wrong) about female desireWhat Magic Mike’s Last Dance gets right (and wrong) about female desire
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It’s silly. It’s sexy. It’s supply and demand.

By Meredith Haggerty
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The case for better-seats-cost-more movie ticketsThe case for better-seats-cost-more movie tickets
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AMC’s new plan is ... good?

By Peter Kafka
Breaking down Pathaan, the most popular movie in the world
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An Indian film expert explains Shah Rukh Khan’s latest Bollywood hit, the biggest film of 2023, and its subversive political message.

By Swati Sharma
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Why Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failedWhy Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failed
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Netflix’s new Pamela Anderson documentary is a clever meta commentary on the wronged-woman reevaluation trend.

By Constance Grady
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Why we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once — and why we hope it wins the OscarWhy we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once — and why we hope it wins the Oscar
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Our panel of experts discusses whether last year’s surprise breakout can win it all on Hollywood’s big night.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Aja Romano and 2 more
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How Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin rewrote the book’s ending for a big twistHow Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin rewrote the book’s ending for a big twist
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M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie is based on the book A Cabin at the End of the World, and largely follows it — until it doesn’t.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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What Andrea Riseborough’s controversial nomination reveals about the OscarsWhat Andrea Riseborough’s controversial nomination reveals about the Oscars
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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17 movies to watch out for in 202317 movies to watch out for in 2023
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From the sinister to the exuberant, the films you don’t want to miss.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
We can’t grieve what we can’t rememberWe can’t grieve what we can’t remember
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

Two blistering, beautiful new docs show the brutality of repressing our collective memories.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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How Avatar: The Way of Water can make $2 billion and still feel irrelevantHow Avatar: The Way of Water can make $2 billion and still feel irrelevant
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James Cameron’s sequel is the global smash no one is talking about.

By Alex Abad-Santos
2023’s big summer movie season, explained
Past Lives is already one of the year’s best filmsPast Lives is already one of the year’s best films
2023’s big summer movie season, explained

Greta Lee stars in an exquisite story of the doors we never opened and the lives we didn’t live.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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M3gan is about how scary a tween girl can beM3gan is about how scary a tween girl can be
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There are few things scarier than girls who know too much.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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The Golden Globes, Hollywood’s most chaotic awards, have returnedThe Golden Globes, Hollywood’s most chaotic awards, have returned
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These days, the chaos is way more than the open bar.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Why M3gan is already a camp horror icon in the makingWhy M3gan is already a camp horror icon in the making
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How a beautiful murder doll left us no choice but to stan.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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What Noah Baumbach’s White Noise is really aboutWhat Noah Baumbach’s White Noise is really about
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Death, supermarkets, and an airborne toxic event.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Babylon’s debauched old Hollywood is about something much biggerBabylon’s debauched old Hollywood is about something much bigger
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

It’s not about the 1920s at all.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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What gets lost when comedies go straight to streamingWhat gets lost when comedies go straight to streaming
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Movie theaters are the most fun place to watch a comedy. What if that goes away?

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Avatar: The Way of Water reminds us that blockbusters don’t have to look absolutely terribleAvatar: The Way of Water reminds us that blockbusters don’t have to look absolutely terrible
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Finally, a big movie that looks like something.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
3 things to remember about Avatar before you see Avatar: The Way of Water3 things to remember about Avatar before you see Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Avatar came out in 2009. It’s not your fault if you don’t remember every detail.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Why are Christmas movie “miracles” never miracles at all?Why are Christmas movie “miracles” never miracles at all?
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Candace Cameron Bure wants to put the Christ back into Christmas movies, but she’s not really following through.

By Alissa Wilkinson
In 2022, nothing horrified us as much as old age
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A year in horror movies about the nightmare of aging, from X to Pearl, Barbarian to Old People.

By Aja Romano
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
The Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hopeThe Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hope
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Samuel D. Hunter goes deeper with his vulnerable, personal play.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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It’s best you know nothing about the new greatest movie of all timeIt’s best you know nothing about the new greatest movie of all time
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The movie “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” was recently declared No. 1 in the prestigious Sight and Sound poll. Go in as cold as possible.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
The 25 best movies of 2022The 25 best movies of 2022
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The greatest films from a tumultuous year.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
Stop watching movie trailersStop watching movie trailers
Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

Maybe it’s not the movies that are the problem. Maybe it’s the marketing.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Of course Glass Onion is a blast. But it cuts deeper than Knives Out, too.
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Rian Johnson’s murder mystery follow-up takes on the self-styled founder class, with riotous results.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever unearthed deep colorism within Latino communitiesBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever unearthed deep colorism within Latino communities
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Tenoch Huerta Mejía is breaking barriers as Namor. White Latinos are bristling.

By Izzie Ramirez
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Hollywood’s Black film problem, explained by Elvis MitchellHollywood’s Black film problem, explained by Elvis Mitchell
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The venerated film critic on the unheralded Black influence on everything from soundtracks to Don’t Worry Darling.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Wakanda Forever’s touching credits scene, explainedWakanda Forever’s touching credits scene, explained
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The Black Panther sequel says goodbye to Chadwick Boseman.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Marvel has a whole lot riding on Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverMarvel has a whole lot riding on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The original film, starring the late Chadwick Boseman, set a standard for Marvel excellence. The sequel is ready to meet it.

By Alex Abad-Santos
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Unpacking Armageddon TimeUnpacking Armageddon Time
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James Gray dramatizes a key moment in his 1980s childhood without solving its problems.

By Alissa Wilkinson
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All the big new rom-coms star the same people they did 20 years agoAll the big new rom-coms star the same people they did 20 years ago
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George Clooney and Julia Roberts are the stars of Ticket to Paradise. They’re not the only boldface names of the ’90s back in a mid-budget film.

By Constance Grady
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
How do you make a movie about a monster?How do you make a movie about a monster?
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

She Said, Women Talking, and pushing Harvey out of the spotlight.

By Alissa Wilkinson